Report: Shaheen signed secret letter telling Hillary to run for president

New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen signed a secret letter to Hillary Clinton encouraging her to run for president, ABC News reports.

Shaheen's signature joined every other female Democratic U.S. senator, 16 in total, according to the report. Shaheen's office did not return a request for comment or confirmation. That said, it would be consistent with comments Shaheen has said this year in support of Clinton.

“We’re talking to her about helping me in my reelection effort, and I know that she’s taking a little break. But I’m hopeful that she will and I’m also hopeful she’s going to run for president," Shaheen told the Capitol Hill newspaper.

Shaheen did not endorse anyone in the 2008 New Hampshire primary, but her husband was Clinton's statewide co-chair for a period.